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My Life in France (Paperback)
Short Description for My Life in FranceWhen Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a 'six-foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian', she spoke barely a few words of French, and didn't know the first thing about cooking. This work follows her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingenue to internationally renowned expert in French cuisine.
Full description- Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
- Published: 11 September 2009
- Format: Paperback 336 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Memoirs | Food & Drink | General Cookery
- ISBN 13: 9780715639009 ISBN 10: 0715639005
- Sales rank: 6,872
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Full description for My Life in France
When Julia Child arrived in Paris in 1948, a 'six-foot-two-inch, thirty-six-year-old, rather loud and unserious Californian', she spoke barely a few words of French, and didn't know the first thing about cooking. 'What's a shallot?' she asked her husband Paul, as they waited for their sole meuniere during their very first lunch in France, which she was to describe later as 'the most exciting meal of my life'. As she fell in love with French culture, buying food at local markets, sampling the local bistros and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life began to change forever, and we follow her extraordinary transformation from kitchen ingenue to internationally renowned (and internationally loved) expert in French cuisine. Bursting with Child's adventurous and humorous spirit, "My Life in France" captures post-war Paris with wonderful vividness and charm.
